Turvallinen työskentely tukiasemien lähellä

Koska työntekijöiden on yleensä vaikea tietää turvallista etäisyyttä tukiasema-antennista, tämän oppaan tarkoitus on antaa ohjeita turvaetäisyyksien arvioimiseksi. Opas sisältää myös perustietoa tukiasemista, sähkömagneettisista kentistä ja niiden terveysvaikutuksista sekä esimerkkejä kiinteistöjen katoille sijoitettujen antennien lähellä mitatuista kentänvoimakkuuksista

Työntekijöiden altistuminen tukiasemien radiotaajuisille kentille

Matkapuhelinten käytön ja langattoman viestinnän tiedonsiirtotarpeiden kasvu edellyttää samanaikaista tukiasemaverkoston tihentymistä. Tukiasemien antennit pyritään sijoittamaan siten, että ns. suuri yleisö ei pääse antennien lähelle. Työntekijöiden on kuitenkin joissakin työtehtävissä ja -tilanteissa työskenneltävä antennien lähellä, vaikka turvallinen etäisyys antenneista on epäselvä. Tämän tutkimusprojektin tarkoituksena oli tutkia radiotaajuisia sähkömagneettisia kenttiä kolmen eri matkapuhelinverkon tukiasema-antennien läheisyydessä. Tutkitut tukiasemat kuuluivat GSM-, UMTS- tai TETRA-verkkoon

Sydäntahdistinpotilaan työhön paluun tukeminen

Työvoiman ikääntyessä sydämen toimintahäiriötä potevien työntekijöiden määrä lisääntyy. Suomessa on nykyisin noin 30000 sydäntahdistinta tarvitsevaa henkilöä, joista noin 10 % on yhä mukana työelämässä. Sydäntahdistimia on aikaisemmin pidetty eläkeikäisen väestön sydänsairauksien hoitoon liittyvinä, mutta nykyään tahdistimia käytetään monien erilaisten sydänsairauksien hoidossa ja tahdistimia asennetaan yhä useammin myös nuorille henkilöille. Siten tahdistinhoidettujen työikäisten määrä lisääntyy jatkuvasti

Sydäntahdistimen häiriötön toiminta työympäristön sähkömagneettisissa kentissä

Sähkömagneettisten kenttien aiheuttamat häiriöt ovat vain harvoin niin voimakkaita, että työntekijän ei ole mahdollista jatkaa työtään tahdistimen asentamisen jälkeen. On kuitenkin työtilanteita, joita tahdistimen saaneen työntekijän on vältettävä. Tässä opasvihkossa kuvataan lyhyesti mitä nämä häiriöt ovat, missä niitä voi esiintyä ja millaisia riskinarviointeja työpaikoilla voidaan tehdä

Toimintamalli RF-kenttien aiheuttamissa tapaturmaisissa ylialtistumistilanteissa

Raportissa esitellyn toimintamallin avulla tapaturmaisiin, RF-kenttien aiheuttamiin ylialtistumistilanteisiin voidaan reagoida nopeasti ja oikein. Radiotaajuisille RF-kentille voi altistua esimerkiksi masto- ja kattotöissä sekä erilaisissa testaustilanteissa. Selkeät ohjeet auttavat käsittelemään poikkeavia altistumisia systemaattisesti koko riskinhallintaketjussa: työpaikoilla, työterveyshuolloissa ja tarvittaessa myös erikoissairaanhoidossa. Toimintaohjeiden avulla epäillyt ylialtistumistilanteet voidaan käsitellä avoimesti ja dokumentoidusti, jolloin työntekijän turvallisuus voidaan varmistaa ja mahdolliset terveyshaitat selvittää

Operating model for managing accidental overexposure to RF-fields

In this project an operating model was developed to situations where occupational radio frequency (RF) field overexposure is suspected. The model gives guidance how to react quickly and correctly to possible overexposure situations. Clear instructions will help to deal with unexpected exposures systematically in the workplace, occupational health care and, if necessary, specialized care. In the project the whole process was taken into account from the technical measures to the occupational health service guidelines, medical examinations and communication at work. These guidelines allow the suspected overexposure situations to be dealt with in a transparent and documented way, so that the workers safety can be ensured and possible adverse effects detected

Physical Activity, Screen Time and Sleep among Youth Participating and Non-Participating in Organized Sports - The Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) Study

Objectives: The aim of this Health Promoting Sport Club (HPSC) study was to compare physical activity (PA), sleep time and screen time (ST) between sports club participants (n = 1200) and non-participants (n = 913). Design: A cross-sectional survey design was employed to assess PA, sleep and ST of adolescents.Methods: Information on these was collected from 14 to 16 year old adolescents (1200 sport club participants and 913 non-participants) through a standardized questionnaire. Results: Boys were more physically active than girls and met the PA guidelines more often than girls (p Conclusions: Youth participating in organized sports met the recommendations for PA, ST and sleep more often than nonparticipants, supporting sports clubs’ contribution to health promotion. At the same time, only minor portion of sporting youth met the recommendations, therefore more attention should be focused on sport club participants’ PA, sleep and ST especially in coaching.</p

Health promotion activities of sports clubs and coaches, and health and health behaviours in youth participating in sports clubs: the Health Promoting Sports Club study

Introduction: Sports clubs form a potential setting for health promotion, but the research is limited. The aim of the Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) study was to elucidate the current health promotion activities of youth sports clubs and coaches, and to investigate the health behaviours and health status of youth participating in sports clubs compared to non-participants.Methods and analysis: The study design employs cross-sectional multilevel and multimethod research with aspirations to a prospective cohort study in the next phase. The setting-based variables at sports clubs and coaching levels, and health behaviour variables at the individual level, are investigated using surveys; and total levels of physical activity are assessed using objective accelerometer measurements. Health status variables will be measured by preparticipation screening. The health promotion activity of sports clubs (n=154) is evaluated by club officials (n=313) and coaches (n=281). Coaches and young athletes aged 14-16 (n=759) years evaluate the coaches' health promotion activity. The survey of the adolescents' health behaviours consist of two data sets-the first is on their health behaviours and the second is on musculoskeletal complaints and injuries. Data are collected via sports clubs (759 participants) and schools 1650 (665 participants and 983 non-participants). 591 (418 athletes and 173 non-athletes) youth, have already participated in preparticipation screening. Screening consists of detailed personal medical history, electrocardiography, flow-volume spirometry, basic laboratory analyses and health status screening, including posture, muscle balance, and static and dynamic postural control tests, conducted by sports and exercise medicine specialists.Ethics and dissemination: The HPSC study is carried out conforming with the declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was received from the Ethics Committee of Health Care District of Central Finland. The HPSC study is close-to-practice, which generates foundations for development work within youth sports clubs.</p

The associations between adolescents' sports club participation and dietary habits

For adolescent athletes, data on nutrition behaviors are limited. The present study aimed to evaluate the dietary habits of adolescent sports club participants (SPs) compared with those of non-participants (NPs). The cross-sectional study of 1917 adolescents aged 14-16 was based on data from the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study. The health behavior surveys were conducted among SPs (n = 1093) and NPs (n = 824). Logistic regression was used to test statistical significance of the differences in dietary habits between SPs and NPs. SPs were more likely than NPs to eat breakfast on weekends [89% vs 79%, odds ratio (OR) 1.46, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-2.01] and to report daily consumption of vegetables (46% vs 32%, OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.04-1.69) and fat-free or semi-skimmed milk (72% vs 55%, OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.04-1.68). Dietary habits regarded as unhealthy, such as sugared soft drink consumption, were similar between the groups. The aforementioned healthy dietary habits are more frequent in SPs than NPs, and unhealthy dietary habits are equally frequent in the groups. Both adolescent SPs' and NPs' dietary habits have deficiencies, like inadequate vegetable and fruit consumption. Sports clubs' opportunities for adolescents' healthy eating promotion should be examined

Musculoskeletal examination in young athletes and non-athletes: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

Objectives: To determine the inter-rater repeatability of a musculoskeletal examination and to compare findings between adolescent athletes and non-athletes in Finland.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a musculoskeletal examination assessing posture, mobility and movement control was carried out by a sports and exercise medicine physician on 399 athletes aged 14–17 years and 177 non-athletes. Within 2 weeks another sports and exercise medicine physician repeated the examination for 41 adolescents to test the inter-rater repeatability.Results: In total, 10 of the 11 tests performed had at least moderate inter-rater reliability (κ ≥0.4 or percentage agreement >80%). Athletes more often than non-athletes had one shoulder protruded (8.0% vs 4.0%, OR 2.81, 95% CI 1.16 to 6.81). Forty-six per cent of athletes had good knee control in the two-legged vertical drop jump test compared with 32% of non-athletes (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.29 to 3.06). Athletes had better core muscle control with 86.3% being able to remain in the correct plank position for 30 s compared with 68.6% of non-athletes (OR 2.70, 95% CI 1.67 to 4.36). In the deep squat test, good lumbar spine control was maintained only by 35.8% of athletes and 38.4% of non-athletes.Conclusion: A basic musculoskeletal examination is sufficiently reliable to be performed by trained physicians as a part of a periodic health evaluation. Shortfalls in mobility, posture and movement control are common in both athletes and non-athletes. These deficits could have been caused by sedentary behaviour, monotonous training, or both.</p